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Post by chinacat on Oct 17, 2020 9:06:41 GMT -8
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Post by Dave on Oct 18, 2020 4:42:21 GMT -8
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Post by chinacat on Oct 18, 2020 7:50:07 GMT -8
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Post by 4aapl on Oct 18, 2020 7:54:42 GMT -8
As well as being a low-cost device, the Mini also addresses long-running criticisms of gender bias in the hardware design of smartphones. The author Caroline Criado Perez, in her award-winning book Invisible Women, writes: “The average smartphone is now 5.5 inches … the average man can comfortably use his device one-handed – but the average woman’s hand is not much bigger than the handset itself.” While that might sound like great reasoning to a tester in a lab, I just haven't seen that in the wild, and have previously heard enough info to the contrary. Such as that women often have a purse, and so can tote a bigger phone since they are not limited by the size (or existence) of their pockets. I stick my phone in my front pants/shorts pocket, except in winter activities. It fits, and is somewhat protected in most activities. But, and I admit I don't know the most about this, women's pants pockets are different. For my wife, on her jeans the front pockets look similar, but are half the depth or less. It can't fit the iPhone, and so instead it gets put in a back pocket. And around town, there's all the "Yoga pants and a t-shirt" or swimsuit wearing folks, who do often find a place to fit the iPhone but it looks a little lumpy to me. With the excitement of phablets over the years, and the continued occasional site of a full sized iPad being used to take pictures or videos at the beach or school events, I think it just all depends. And it seems to be a potentially faulty assumption if you base screen size purchase predictions on the hand size of the purchaser. We'll see. But, giving customers some variety is a good thing, as long as it doesn't slow down their purchase too much (paralysis by analysis).
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Post by hledgard on Oct 18, 2020 18:47:14 GMT -8
Really enjoyed your post 4aapl !
Thoughtful, and raises issues I have often wondered about.
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Post by chinacat on Oct 18, 2020 19:19:19 GMT -8
My only confusion is that I am 6’6”, have hands consistent with my size, and I almost never use my iPhone one-handed. But then again, as I have noted, I use my iPad and iMac much more than my iPhone. But it certainly seems that I am in the minority. I usually have my phone in my shirt pocket
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Post by 4aapl on Oct 18, 2020 21:32:03 GMT -8
My only confusion is that I am 6’6”, have hands consistent with my size, and I almost never use my iPhone one-handed. But then again, as I have noted, I use my iPad and iMac much more than my iPhone. But it certainly seems that I am in the minority. I usually have my phone in my shirt pocket It's changed over the years. Trying on my 11, using my thumb, I can sorta almost kinda reach everything, though it rocks a bit with an open grip on the iPhone. OTOH, I just checked on the old 5S, 5C, and 4S. All are simple to control with my thumb while the phone stays in my hand without effort. But it depends on how you use it. I'm not normally a 2 fingered typer with it, often preferring to just talk to it. But my wife was just texting, and she was flying along with 2 fingered typing. It's important to know what is important, just as it is important to know what is not important. Like the accessories, are there going to be switchers due to not including an AC adapter? Probably not. But is it going to change customer satisfaction, and the free word-of-mouth advertising that goes along with happy customers? Maybe. Giving a variety of phones gives a variety of options. Pick the one that works well for you, or that you think works well. There are trade-offs, just as there always are with laptops on size/weight/portability vs screen size. But just because one person likes a certain product for a certain reason doesn't mean that all customers like that product for that reason. But from a shareholder point of view, I'm perfectly fine with many people paying a little extra for an iPhone 12 Pro. There may or may not be valid reasons to get one. But sometimes it's also the affordable luxury. Like the MTB rider in Albuquerque told me 22 years ago, "I might never be able to afford a Ferrari, but I can buy the Ferrari of bikes". A few hundred extra to get an even nicer "supercomputer in your pocket", likely the thing that people use the most. "Don't leave home without it"
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